Grand Atlas

Grand Atlas

a mountain chain in the Atlas system in northwestern Africa, in Morocco. It extends about 700 km from Cape Guir on the Atlantic Ocean to the eastern border of the country. The western section of the Grand Atlas Mountains is mostly a limestone plateau surrounding a central massif of granites and shales 3,000-4,000 m high (Mount Toubkal, 4,165 m). Elevation drops sharply (1,500 m) to the east. The eastern section of the Grand Atlas is composed of short marl-like limestone ridges broken by faults and separated by depressions. In the northwest, the moist windward slopes have forests of evergreen, hard-leaved, olive, and carob trees and oleanders with mixtures of thuja up to 1,500 m, forests of holly oaks up to 1,800 m, and juniper groves up to 3,000 m. Meadows that have turned to steppe are found higher. On the drier southern and eastern slopes there are growths of ’’Berber thuja” (sandarac) and juniper.

NNA - The sole survivor among three Spanish cavers trapped for days at the bottom of a deep ravine in Morocco's High Atlas mountains was freed Sunday after a complicated rescue operation, officials said.

Rabat - HM King Mohammed VI gave his instructions to the ministries of Interior and Health, the Royal Armed Forces, the Royal Gendarmerie and the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity to optimize their mobilization in order to face the significant drop in temperature forecast in some Moroccan regions, mainly in the Middle and High Atlas and Haouz, said a statement by the Interior Ministry.

From Yves Saint Lauren to The Beatles, Led Zeppelin to William S Burroughs, the Moroccan city - nestling in the shadow of the High Atlas Mountains - has attracted the rich, the bohemian, the creative and the curious to its mix of tradition, history and culture meshed with rose-coloured city walls, lush green gardens and olive groves.

We believe that the unique location of the resort, with stunning views on the High Atlas Mountains, within such an upscale community of Marrakech, coupled with the diverse culture and rich heritage of the wonderful city itself, will offer our discerning guests an incredibly attractive and aspirational destination to explore.

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